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>> i think we need to ban gun laws that ban people from protecting themselves. all over europe there have been mass murders -- >> you're talking complete and utter -- >> people need to be able to defend themselves to the point of the crime and not for the police to come until after everybody's dead. >> what you said, mr. pratt, the gun deaths in australia and britain, they are 35 people killed a year. your country is 12,000. >> your murder rate is lower than ours, that is true. >> it's 35 against 12,000. >> your violent crime rate -- your violent crime rate is higher than ours, as is the violent crime rate in australia. america is not the wild west that you are depicting. we only have the problem in our cities and unhappily in our schools where people like you have been able to get laws put on the books that keep people from being able to defend themselves. i honestly don't understand why you would rather have people be victims of a crime than be able to defend themselves. it's incomprehensible. >> you're an unbelievably stupid man, aren't you? >> it seems to me
>> i think we need to ban gun laws that ban people from protecting themselves. all over europe there have been mass murders -- >> you're talking complete and utter -- >> people need to be able to defend themselves to the point of the crime and not for the police to come until after everybody's dead. >> what you said, mr. pratt, the gun deaths in australia and britain, they are 35 people killed a year. your country is 12,000. >> your murder rate is lower than ours,...
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>> i think we need to ban gun control laws that keep people from protecting themselves. the problem is not going to go away if we ban this or that gun, it doesn't work, doesn't even work in new england. you have had mass murders in england, mass murders -- people need to be able to defend themselves at the point of the crime and not wait for 20 minutes for the police to come when everybody is dead. >> when you said is an absolutely, the gun murder rate in countries like britain or germany or australia who have all suffered massacres many years ago of a similar nature. there are 35 people killed a year, your country is 12,000. >> your murder rate is lower than ours, that is true, your violent crime rate -- your violent crime rate. >> and they got rid of these all the weapons. >> as is the violent crime rate in australia. america is not the wild west that you are depicting, we only have the problem in our cities, and unhappily in our schools where people like you have been able to get laws put on the books that keep people from being able to defend themselves. i honestly d
>> i think we need to ban gun control laws that keep people from protecting themselves. the problem is not going to go away if we ban this or that gun, it doesn't work, doesn't even work in new england. you have had mass murders in england, mass murders -- people need to be able to defend themselves at the point of the crime and not wait for 20 minutes for the police to come when everybody is dead. >> when you said is an absolutely, the gun murder rate in countries like britain or...
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>> i think we need to ban gun control laws that keep people from protecting themselves. the problem is not going to go away if we ban this or that gun, it doesn't work, doesn't even work in new england. you have had mass murders in england, mass murders -- people need to be able to defend themselves at the point of the crime and not wait for 20 minutes for the police to come when everybody is dead. >> when you said is an absolutely, the gun murder rate in countries like britain or germany or australia who have all suffered massacres many years ago of a similar nature. there are 35 people killed a year, your country is 12,000. >> your murder rate is lower than ours, that is true, your violent crime rate -- your violent crime rate. >> and they got rid of these all the weapons. >> as is the violent crime rate in australia. america is not the wild west that you are depicting, we only have the problem in our cities, and unhappily in our schools where people like you have been able to get laws put on the books that keep people from being able to defend themselves. i honestly d
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what ends up happening is it's like any court of law, right? ultimately what happens, not that this is a court of law, a compensation fund established to mete out these claims. >> the standards are similar? >> exactly. similar standards, the but you have to show some proof. if it makes sense you would think the people overseeing it are inclined toe make out the claim. you need proof because there are those few who seek to take advantage and you want to ensure the integrity of this fund. >> what you say so true, just after the shootings in newtown there are allegations this woman in new york set up a fake donation fund to rake in money for herself in the false name of one of the victim' family members. the new york city health department said there's no association between cancer and 9/11 and the dust at 9/11. does that factor in here as well? for those who do stay have the evidence, do they have to prove that their sickness is because of it? >> it won't, and here's why. congress what they did is listen, cancer takes a long time to develop. they
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>> i think we need to ban gun laws that ban people from protecting themselves. all over europe there have been mass murders -- >> you're talking complete and utter -- >> people need to be able to defend themselves toe point of the crime and not for the police to come until after everybody's dead. >> what you said, mr. pratt, the gun deaths in australia and britain, they are 35 people killed a year. your country is 12,000. >> your murder rate is lower than hours, that is true. >> it's 35 against 12,000. >> your violent crime rate -- your violent crime rate is higher than ours, as is the violent crime rate in australia. america is not the wild west that you are depicting. we only have the problem in our cities and unhappily in our schools where people like you have been able to get laws put on the books that keep people from being able to defend themselves. i honestly don't understand why you would rather have people be victims of a crime than be able to defend themselves. it's incomprehensible. >> you're an unbelievably stupid man, aren't you? >> it seems to. he
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the two big laws passed previously in 2010. affordable care act, well intentioned, very costly and those are posing problems too. >> earlier this week, we spoke with grover norquist. you signed the pledge not to sign taxes. >> i did. >> he supported speaker boehner's plan "b" and said it wouldn't violate his pledge. here's what he told us earlier this week. listen. >> i think in fact, plan "b" is a good step to protecting tax cuts for everybody. >> if you look at current law, current law says as we all know, part of the fiscal cliff '01, '03 tax relief measures will expire on january 1st. at this point, everybody's taxes go up. we all know that. we all want to forestall that. >> how high are you willing to go? if not a million, than what? >> well, let's bear in mind that every new tax burden we apply has consequences for the real economy and for growth, so the very west thing we could do, the very best thing we could do is we're not increasing taxes -- are you don't want to agree to that? >> exactly. i would imagine we're going
the two big laws passed previously in 2010. affordable care act, well intentioned, very costly and those are posing problems too. >> earlier this week, we spoke with grover norquist. you signed the pledge not to sign taxes. >> i did. >> he supported speaker boehner's plan "b" and said it wouldn't violate his pledge. here's what he told us earlier this week. listen. >> i think in fact, plan "b" is a good step to protecting tax cuts for everybody....
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the voter needs to know in advance what the laws are and what the tax rates will be. stuart: to cut off all new borrowing suddenly is economic disaster. >> that is an argument that we will continue. rasmussen poll just in car 54% of americans say they would feel safer if there was an armed guard in their school. >> i watch my son go through the school and down the stairs. >> large schools already have local police department there. stuart: there is a huge difference. connell, it is yours. connell: stuart, thank you very much. good morning, everybody. i am connell mcshane. we will be looking at what it means for your house and your car, your taxes, the whole thing. the next big headline for market baby jobs friday. where is the job creation coming from in this economy. ad space is just about gone, apparently, for this year's super bowl. you will not believe some of the money that companies are throwing around this year. welcome, everybody. we have to start with the markets. at the top of the hour, we go to the new york stock exchange. nicole: we are seeing the markets
the voter needs to know in advance what the laws are and what the tax rates will be. stuart: to cut off all new borrowing suddenly is economic disaster. >> that is an argument that we will continue. rasmussen poll just in car 54% of americans say they would feel safer if there was an armed guard in their school. >> i watch my son go through the school and down the stairs. >> large schools already have local police department there. stuart: there is a huge difference. connell,...
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the 112 passed 111 laws. we're throwing out a whole bunch of numbers here but what was it about the 112th that you think found legislating so difficult? >> utter paralysis temperatu. to be a little fair to the 112th, they're the culmination of trends toward polarization, towards our system of governing breaking down. i think the lessons of the 112th fundamentally scary to people who care about good governance. again, this was the least productive congress in terms of public laws passed since we began keeping score. the 1948 congress, the do nothing congress of harry truman, passed more than 900 if i'm not misremembering the number. this congress will pass about 220. this was the least popular congress of all time. at two points their popularity in gallup dipped to 10%. when rasmussen polled whether or not the u.s. should become a communist country, they said it should. you have particularly polarization on the republican side, the republican continuing a very, very extreme streak in their party's history, mix
the 112 passed 111 laws. we're throwing out a whole bunch of numbers here but what was it about the 112th that you think found legislating so difficult? >> utter paralysis temperatu. to be a little fair to the 112th, they're the culmination of trends toward polarization, towards our system of governing breaking down. i think the lessons of the 112th fundamentally scary to people who care about good governance. again, this was the least productive congress in terms of public laws passed...
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the law does not apply to americans. civil rights campaigners are dismayed saying it violates unreasonable search and says sure and they sound more like president obama before he took office. in 2005, senator obama said of the warrant lest wiretapping in the bush administration, "once we have more information we'll know to what degree our laws were circumvented but regardless i am certain we can do the intelligence gathering we need to do without eroding the civil liberties the founding fathers intended. we told you they release names of the permit holders for weapons but the backlash was so much so they hired armed guards. protection was in response to flood of phone call and e-mai e-mails. police said there were no actual threat. al-qaeda and the iarabian peninsula is offering bounty for blood in yes men. herridge herridge has more on the -- catherine herridge has more on the threat. >> eight-minute video the al-qaeda affiliate offers gold for targeted killing of the u.s. ambassador to yesmen and equivalent of $25,000
the law does not apply to americans. civil rights campaigners are dismayed saying it violates unreasonable search and says sure and they sound more like president obama before he took office. in 2005, senator obama said of the warrant lest wiretapping in the bush administration, "once we have more information we'll know to what degree our laws were circumvented but regardless i am certain we can do the intelligence gathering we need to do without eroding the civil liberties the founding...
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i just served my mother-in-law your chicken noodle soup but she loved it so much... i told her it was homemade. everyone tells a little white lie now and then. but now she wants my recipe [ clears his throat ] [ softly ] she's right behind me isn't she? [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. because for every 2 pounds you lose through diet and exercise, alli can help you lose one more by blocking some of the fat you eat. let's fight fat with alli. ♪ [ male announcer ] when diarrhea hits, kaopectate stops it fast. powerful liquid relief speeds to the source. fast! [ male announcer ] stop the uh-oh fast with kaopectate. >>> 48 past the hour. welcome back. let's get you up-to-date. back from the brink. late last night, the house voted to avoid going over the fiscal cliff. it approved the bill passed in the senate just hours before raising income taxes on the wealthiest 2% of americans, but maintaining tax cuts for most people. the deal also delays automatic spending cuts. they were supposed to start kicking in today. after the vote, president obama t
i just served my mother-in-law your chicken noodle soup but she loved it so much... i told her it was homemade. everyone tells a little white lie now and then. but now she wants my recipe [ clears his throat ] [ softly ] she's right behind me isn't she? [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. because for every 2 pounds you lose through diet and exercise, alli can help you lose one more by blocking some of the fat you eat. let's fight fat with alli. ♪ [ male announcer ] when...
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now, law enforcement sources tell us they met in rehab. she was in there for -- being treated for alcoholism. he was been treated for heroin use. where it went from there, they're still trying to piece it together. >> still trying to figure out what their cause was and what they might have been targeting. >> what was it all about? they haven't yet entered a plea just yet. she's still in the hospital because she just gave birth the other day to a baby. >> which is one of the most bizarre parts about the story. >> thanks very much. keep following the story since it is very strange and frightening. outfront next many republicans broke ranks with the speaker of the house last night. they voted against the fiscal cliff deal. it was a pretty overwhelming repudiation of him. so, does that mean he's going to be speaker anymore? >>> and new information about hillary clinton tonight. diarrhea, gas, bloating? yes! one phillips' colon health probiotic cap each day helps defend against these digestive issues with three strains of good bacteria. live th
now, law enforcement sources tell us they met in rehab. she was in there for -- being treated for alcoholism. he was been treated for heroin use. where it went from there, they're still trying to piece it together. >> still trying to figure out what their cause was and what they might have been targeting. >> what was it all about? they haven't yet entered a plea just yet. she's still in the hospital because she just gave birth the other day to a baby. >> which is one of the...
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the statement of the ncaa, a, i believe was made before they even read the law. when we bring a lawsuit we have to believe that we have a good faith effort of winning that lawsuit, and that's what the courts are for. >> sir, you're being criticized in some cases for the timing of this announcement. christine brennan who writes for "usa today" noted you said you waited until after the football season because you didn't want to take away from the momentum of the football team, and this is what she said about that, "if this weren't just a serious topic, if this weren't so pathetic and appalling it would be laughable. who is running the state, barney fife?" your reaction? >> my reaction is she doesn't know what she's talking about. i didn't want to interfere with the momentum the team had. coach o'brien had done a great job with the team. the final decision to go forward wasn't made until october. the lawsuit then was drafted, we went through many variations and at the end of the season was when i made my decision. >> you waited -- you put football first, if the case
the statement of the ncaa, a, i believe was made before they even read the law. when we bring a lawsuit we have to believe that we have a good faith effort of winning that lawsuit, and that's what the courts are for. >> sir, you're being criticized in some cases for the timing of this announcement. christine brennan who writes for "usa today" noted you said you waited until after the football season because you didn't want to take away from the momentum of the football team, and...
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update on how she is doing come up on fox report. >> jon: pop star justin bieber is calling for new laws against the pawps. photographer died after taking pictures of the singer's ferrari in los angeles. car pulled over for speeding. the photographer started snapping pictures and cops asked him to leave. they say a car hit the photographer while he was heading back to his vehicle. he later died at the hospital. bieber was not in the ferrari at the time. he says his thoughts and prayers are with the photographer and his family. a medical helicopter crashed into this field during an emergency landing ininjuring two medics and a nurse wells a pilot. it happened in central oklahoma. the crew had just taken off to pick up a patient when the engine apparently failed. other medical choppers carried some of the passengers to nearby hospitals. two people catch thieves in the act at their homes. our top two stories on a fox trip across america. florida a pilot flying above his home says he spotted somebody trying to break into his house. >> went around to the windows. opening doors or trying to op
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he and the law firm wrote a scathing report and you accepted this report. you accepted it uncritically. >>gregg:? why? because he waited three years before anyone in the office went after sandusky. >>judge napolitano: all i know the facts, before he was the governor he was the attorney general and he did nothing about the rumors and whispers of sandusky. he has been brutally criticized by his new attorney general, the woman who succeeded him in office. you cannot just sue because you don't like the outcome of a litigation or a dispute which you had no relation. if that were the case, the courts would be hearing lawsuits today filed 100 years ago. >>gregg: we have to go to breaking news, first, before we talk about that. this is peter king talking about the hurricane sandy bill. he just stepped away, so we have another congressman. let's listen. >> why was the $60 billion was critical and the speaker told us it will happen, it will happen on january 15, and i am sure peter told you a moment ago, the flood insurance suspense will come up on friday at $9 billi
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today it is a risk that is up to you to take. >>> the president and congress renewed a wire tapping law. allows officials to listen in on over seas phone calls without a warrant. the government can still snoop on americans. the white house said the law provided vital to defending the country -- defending the country from terrorisms. >>> thousands of dollars of safety equipment that regulates alcohol sales. the department bought more than $70,000 worth of bullet resistant helmets and gas masks. they say it is essential to the safety of its agents, even though they are rarely exposed to gunfire. >>> 5 new driving laws go into effect tomorrow. drives arrested on suspicion of dui will have to give a blood sample and drives can show proof of insurance on a smartphone. and cars with a clean air vehicle sticker ride for free on toll lanes and the chp can activate silver alert and new standards for red light cameras. >>> you think santa might be taking time off but that is not the case. >> this is the annual racing santas. 1,000 santas raced through the streets. this year's theme, santa claus s
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finally reached a deal they claim is good for the country is it really though it will dive into the law congress just passed and see who the real winners and losers are. and it was a massive superstorm that caused billions of dollars of damage in new york and new jersey before the hundred twelfth congress came to an end the house g.o.p. punted on hurricane sandy relief so what does this mean for the states and residents left in the dark by their own government. and the pentagon has a problem the u.s. relies on drones to conduct warfare around the world now they've launched a sixteen million dollar effort to prevent high tech flying machines from being hacked so how serious of a problem is this for the u.s. drone program. it's wednesday january second happy new year five pm in washington d.c. i'm meghan lopez and you're watching r.t. . topping the news this hour well they've done it again in literally an eleventh hour deal the u.s. house of representatives passed a fiscal cliff budget deal that president obama is expected to sign into law so that's that crisis averted cue the confetti ri
finally reached a deal they claim is good for the country is it really though it will dive into the law congress just passed and see who the real winners and losers are. and it was a massive superstorm that caused billions of dollars of damage in new york and new jersey before the hundred twelfth congress came to an end the house g.o.p. punted on hurricane sandy relief so what does this mean for the states and residents left in the dark by their own government. and the pentagon has a problem...
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i just served my mother-in-law your chicken noodle soup but she loved it so much... i told her it was homemade. everyone tells a little white lie now and then. but now she wants my recipe [ clears his throat ] [ softly ] she's right behind me isn't she? [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. [ clears his throat ] [ softly ] she's right behind me isn't she? we replaced people with a machine.r, what? customers didn't like it. so why do banks do it? hello? hello?! if your bank doesn't let you talk to a real person 24/7, you need an ally. hello? ally bank. your money needs an ally. >>> listen to this, starting today starbucks will see reusable plastic cups. they will cost you a dollar a piece. customer also receive a 10 cent discount every time they use it to buy a drink. starbucks has been criticized over the volume of paper waste in its cups produced. the chain sold reusable cups before, but they believe this new low price for the reusable cup will actually spark new customer interest. i'm a little concerned about this because i lose my cups all the t
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. >> jennifer: joe it isn't just republicans who have been against gun safety laws even democrats like bob casey has balked at new laws in the past but he now said the newtown shootings made him reconsider. joe, do you think we'll see more pro-gun democrats evolve? >> i think you will. you also have joe mansion a democrat of west virginia who said that even thinking about what hand in newtown has caused him to rethink his position about gun safety. and you have a guy who shot a gun in a campaign ad. he won in a state where guns -- there's a lot of fishing and hunting culture there. so that's a big major step in the other direction. >> jennifer: let me jump in on that, because donnie really can anything get past on gun safety in this congress? >> the pro-gun people think the best thing to do here is just watch and wait. this is not the first school shooting. it's not the first mass killing. and every time the nra has come out ahead in the last 20 years, and they have just watched and waited. so you don't see them actively pushing every day on this. and they were silent for the first wee
. >> jennifer: joe it isn't just republicans who have been against gun safety laws even democrats like bob casey has balked at new laws in the past but he now said the newtown shootings made him reconsider. joe, do you think we'll see more pro-gun democrats evolve? >> i think you will. you also have joe mansion a democrat of west virginia who said that even thinking about what hand in newtown has caused him to rethink his position about gun safety. and you have a guy who shot a gun...
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even ohio's chief law enforcement officer says this case might never have come together a decade ago. that's because police in part for you sound about the alleged rape by piecing together outrageous tweets, a cell phone photo that claims to show the girl at the center of the alleged attack being carried seemingly limp by her arms and legs, and at least one online video showing young people callously laughing about it. >> if that was my daughter, i wouldn't care. i would just let her be dead. >> listen to yourself. >> i'm listening to myself fine. >> ten years, my das's going to be -- >>> and that continues for about 12 minutes. he goes on to make offensive one-line comments about rape, and talks about the girl as if she was dead, which she is not, ashleigh. >> there are so many levels that are troubling about this story. that video shows one young man who appears to be seated in a room. you can hear a lot of other voices. >> they appear to be talking about what happened. >> aware of what's going on, but there are only two charges right now? are there going to be any more charges invo
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all that remains is for the president to sign the bill into law. so we begin the year with a harmonious congressional kumbaya, right? >> the conduct of the republican leadership was disgrateful, indefensible, and immoral. we cannot believe that this cruel knife in the back was delivered to our region. >> oh, dear. that was republican congressman peter king of new york. and the cruel knife to which he's referring, that could be a failure to vote on a relief package for superstorm sandy. the vote was abruptly pulled back by speaker boehner last night delaying the bill until the 113th congress which convenes tomorrow. gop leadership apparently determined the house shouldn't even try for $60.4 billion in new spending on a night it added $4 trillion to the deficit. and congressman king is not the only one outraged that politics took precedence over people. >> republicans in congress brought this house to a new low last night. >> we're all hit hard enough with the recession. on top of that now we have to deal with the anxiety and the failure of congress
all that remains is for the president to sign the bill into law. so we begin the year with a harmonious congressional kumbaya, right? >> the conduct of the republican leadership was disgrateful, indefensible, and immoral. we cannot believe that this cruel knife in the back was delivered to our region. >> oh, dear. that was republican congressman peter king of new york. and the cruel knife to which he's referring, that could be a failure to vote on a relief package for superstorm...
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in the tax law. do you consider this pork? >> oh, absolutely. this was filled with pork. >> reporter: republican congressman darrell issa, who voted no on the bill, says many house members felt blindsided by tax breaks that were never publicly debated. >> and it's pork particularly because they couldn't get these through any other way except by throwing them into a bill like this. >> reporter: but supporters of the tax provision say they will create jobs. dan houser of the international speedway corporation, the owner of nascar, says faster tax writeoffs will lead to more investment in tracks and in stadiums. >> it's not a tax break. what it's doing is it's creating shovel-ready capital investment in communities that desperately need jobs. >> reporter: for many in congress, though, who had sworn off pork barrel spending, these middle-of-the-night tax breaks represent a new level of pork. earmarks used to come from an individual member of congress but, anthony, tax code changes are more likely to come
in the tax law. do you consider this pork? >> oh, absolutely. this was filled with pork. >> reporter: republican congressman darrell issa, who voted no on the bill, says many house members felt blindsided by tax breaks that were never publicly debated. >> and it's pork particularly because they couldn't get these through any other way except by throwing them into a bill like this. >> reporter: but supporters of the tax provision say they will create jobs. dan houser of...
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of representatives passed a fiscal cliff budget deal that president obama is expected to sign into law so that's that crisis averted right well not even close the u.s. might have avoided economic calamity in the short run but the future of the country is still as uncertain as it was before if not more so let's take a look at the scorecard we wanted to know if the u.s. met the fiscal cliff deadline deadline of midnight december thirty first to avoid financial repercussions. no despite the fact that congress had almost a year to act it missed a deadline by a day luckily stock markets were closed on new year's day and closed on a positive note today as a result of this new deal and then there's the whole retroactive agreement saying mean that congress can retroactively decide it did not go over the fiscal cliff when in fact technically it did what about the automatic spending cuts known as sequestration or at the crux of the crisis no final decision on how much to cut and where to cut from has been delayed only by a couple of months what's more. could be even more harsh on military progra
of representatives passed a fiscal cliff budget deal that president obama is expected to sign into law so that's that crisis averted right well not even close the u.s. might have avoided economic calamity in the short run but the future of the country is still as uncertain as it was before if not more so let's take a look at the scorecard we wanted to know if the u.s. met the fiscal cliff deadline deadline of midnight december thirty first to avoid financial repercussions. no despite the fact...
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of course, you also need to add about 4% more if you make above $250,000 thanks to the health care law. still that's viewed as a favorable outcome for those dividend dash paying stocks because the fear was -- >> 40%. >> it was going to go to 40%. eff cox says t note our own dividend-paying stocks may pose some of dangers investors are missing regardless of that friendly tax rate. even as ryan lorenza, our u.s. extis strategy for tds thinks dividend stocks will pay off. jeff, why are you concerned? >> let me talk about a couple of issues. the one you is guys talked about before. we are in the early innings of this whole fiscal cliff mess and the sequestration and what not. it's going to create a lot of volatility in the market. dividend stocks underperformed last year only with a 5% return. i think they will underperform this year. second point is that we saw in december a lot of special dividend issues happening. i think that was sort of a pull forward kind of demand, and they didn't even do that well when the special dividends were happening. finally i just kind of think when you look
of course, you also need to add about 4% more if you make above $250,000 thanks to the health care law. still that's viewed as a favorable outcome for those dividend dash paying stocks because the fear was -- >> 40%. >> it was going to go to 40%. eff cox says t note our own dividend-paying stocks may pose some of dangers investors are missing regardless of that friendly tax rate. even as ryan lorenza, our u.s. extis strategy for tds thinks dividend stocks will pay off. jeff, why are...
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i'm out of time. >>> new year, new laws. while the rest of us were celebrating 2013, some whacky new laws have gone in effect around the country. stick around for the sideshow. and if you want to follow me on twitter, just figure out how to spell smerconish. this is "hardball," the place for politics. >>> back to "hardball." now to the sideshow. when the clock struck midnight on december 31st, new laws went into effect in several states. some of them seemed they were yanked from the onion. here goes. if the live in kentucky and happen to be playing host to a wild hog, say hello to your permanent household pet. it's now against the law in kentucky to release a feral hog or wild hog as they're known back into the wild. and to kansas, the whole concept of a crazy cat lady just became obsolete. no more than four cats per household are allowed in the state of kansas. north carolina is cracking down on slippery fingers. literally. stealing unused cooking oil is now classified as a misdemeanor. finally driverless vehicles got the g
i'm out of time. >>> new year, new laws. while the rest of us were celebrating 2013, some whacky new laws have gone in effect around the country. stick around for the sideshow. and if you want to follow me on twitter, just figure out how to spell smerconish. this is "hardball," the place for politics. >>> back to "hardball." now to the sideshow. when the clock struck midnight on december 31st, new laws went into effect in several states. some of them seemed...
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i'm out of time. >>> new year, new laws. while the rest of us were celebrating 2013, some whacky new laws have gone in effect around the country. stick around for the sideshow. and if you want to follow me on twitter, just figure out how to spell smerconish. this is "hardball," the place for politics. [ male announcer ] we all make bad decisions. like say, gas station sushi. cheap is good. and sushi, good. but cheap sushi, not so good. it's like that super-low rate on not enough car insurance. pretty sketchy. ♪ and then there are the good decisions. like esurance. their coverage counselor tool helps you choose the right coverage for you at a great price. [ stomach growls ] without feeling queasy. that's insurance for the modern world. esurance. now backed by allstate. click or call. >>> back to "hardball." now to the sideshow. when the clock struck midnight on december 31st, new laws went into effect in several states. some of them seemed they were yanked from the onion. here goes. if the live in kentucky and happen to be
i'm out of time. >>> new year, new laws. while the rest of us were celebrating 2013, some whacky new laws have gone in effect around the country. stick around for the sideshow. and if you want to follow me on twitter, just figure out how to spell smerconish. this is "hardball," the place for politics. [ male announcer ] we all make bad decisions. like say, gas station sushi. cheap is good. and sushi, good. but cheap sushi, not so good. it's like that super-low rate on not...
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i'm out of time. >>> new year, new laws. while the rest of us were celebrating 2013, some whacky new laws have gone in effect around the country. stick around for the sideshow. and if you want to follow me on twitter, just figure out how to spell smerconish. this is "hardball," the place for politics. [ male announcer ] wouldn't it be cool if we took the already great sentra apart and completely reimagined it with best-in-class combined mpg, not to mention more interior room than corolla and civic, and a technology suite with bluetooth, navigation, and other handy stuff? ♪ yeah. that would be cool. ♪ introducing the all-new nissan sentra. it's our most innovative sentra ever. nissan. innovation that excites. ♪ we don't let frequent heartburn come between us and what we love. so if you're one of them people who gets heartburn and then treats day after day... block the acid with prilosec otc and don't get heartburn in the first place! [ male announcer ] one pill each morning. 24 hours. zero heartburn. at the doctor's off
i'm out of time. >>> new year, new laws. while the rest of us were celebrating 2013, some whacky new laws have gone in effect around the country. stick around for the sideshow. and if you want to follow me on twitter, just figure out how to spell smerconish. this is "hardball," the place for politics. [ male announcer ] wouldn't it be cool if we took the already great sentra apart and completely reimagined it with best-in-class combined mpg, not to mention more interior room...
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craig stekler spent four decades in law enforcement. he was criticize inside 2005 for ending police response to burglar alarms. steckler will stay on for special assistant to the interim chief for the next few months. >>> 2012 has been a bad year for homicides in the major cities. two days to go oakland is at 130 for a year. 26% increase from 2011. sanfrancisco has 67 so far. it is say one third increase from last year. san jose's 45 is low for a city of almost a million people but it is still 12.5% higher than 2011. >>> well, a deadly tour bus crash in oregon. how the weather conditions contributed to it and complicated rescue efforts. >>> i don't see why they need to do it now. >>> sunday drivers be aware. the change impacting your change if you want to park in san francisco. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, crash of a commercial jetlir in russia. a camera inside a car on a moscow freeway s the moment of impact. >>> dramatic video captures the crash of a commercial jetliner in russia. a camera inside of a car on a moscow freeway shows a moment of impac
craig stekler spent four decades in law enforcement. he was criticize inside 2005 for ending police response to burglar alarms. steckler will stay on for special assistant to the interim chief for the next few months. >>> 2012 has been a bad year for homicides in the major cities. two days to go oakland is at 130 for a year. 26% increase from 2011. sanfrancisco has 67 so far. it is say one third increase from last year. san jose's 45 is low for a city of almost a million people but it...
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law, right or wrong, i'm telling you, i am a man who follows the rule of law, but i'm a man who has a conscience and a heart and i do what is right for the citizens of putnam county. >> megyn: and that man is our guest coming up in moments, but first, we want to get to david lee miller, live in caramel, new york, where sant, his boss and other officials just spoke to the media, david l lee? >> reporter: over my shoulder the news conference just broken up and no understatement to say that dennis sant is something of a hero. after he was speaking, while he was speaking people were applauding letting them know they approved of the action he's takingen. he refused the request of the newspaper owned bygannet, and to comply, putnam county did know. he told that he could simply not live with himself if something terrible happened to one of the pistol holders whose names he would release to the newspaper. he said that people have pistol permits for a number of reasons including may be an order of protection, may be afraid of the fact that they are being stalked, some of the pistol permit hold
law, right or wrong, i'm telling you, i am a man who follows the rule of law, but i'm a man who has a conscience and a heart and i do what is right for the citizens of putnam county. >> megyn: and that man is our guest coming up in moments, but first, we want to get to david lee miller, live in caramel, new york, where sant, his boss and other officials just spoke to the media, david l lee? >> reporter: over my shoulder the news conference just broken up and no understatement to say...
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with it comes thousands of new laws all over the country. some are pretty big news. others maybe not such big news. maryland today officially joining the list of states that have legalized gay marriage. california and illinois each enacting caylee's law named for caylee anthony strong punishment for parents or guardians who fail to report a child missing after 24 hours. the citizenship of employees on pluck works projects. then there are the head scratchers like the one in florida where for some reason you no longer have to register a swamp buggy as a motor vehicle. shannon bream is live in washington with more on this. shannon, let's talk about some of the other unique laws that hit the books today. >> well, rick, they state level, legislators passed more than 29,000 new measures last year including these, california has outlined the use of dogs for hunting bobcats and bears, lawmakers there saying it's just not a fair fight. now, over in concord, massachusetts, there is now a ban on selling bottled water. you won't be able to buy it there anymore or you will face a
with it comes thousands of new laws all over the country. some are pretty big news. others maybe not such big news. maryland today officially joining the list of states that have legalized gay marriage. california and illinois each enacting caylee's law named for caylee anthony strong punishment for parents or guardians who fail to report a child missing after 24 hours. the citizenship of employees on pluck works projects. then there are the head scratchers like the one in florida where for...
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congress over whether or not they should pay the bills that they have already remarked up through the laws they passed. i let me repeat. we can't not pay bills that we already incurred. if congress rethe united states government the ability to pay these bills on time, the consequences for the entire global economy would be catastrophic, far worse than the impact of a fiscal cliff. bill: what about all that? and are we really just warming up the, well, the dogs in the cage? alan colmes, host of alan colmes radio show, tucker carlson editor of "the daily caller" and fox news contributor. great to have you both on. >> happy new year. bill: happy new year to both of you. i don't know, tucker, i guess if you thought this fiscal deal was a big matter, buckle up. >> well the president says he won't debate it. he will debate it. this will be a debate. nobody argues a debate over the fiscal cliff is the best way to cut spending but there is no other way. it is not a republican talking point to say the debt is out of the control. at end of the bush administration the debt equaled 65% of the gdp we'r
congress over whether or not they should pay the bills that they have already remarked up through the laws they passed. i let me repeat. we can't not pay bills that we already incurred. if congress rethe united states government the ability to pay these bills on time, the consequences for the entire global economy would be catastrophic, far worse than the impact of a fiscal cliff. bill: what about all that? and are we really just warming up the, well, the dogs in the cage? alan colmes, host of...
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. >>> if you are a homeowner here in california you will get foreclosure protection from a new law. providing homeowners with a single point of contact if they want loans modified. lenders will be banned from foreclosing while evaluating a request. homeowners can sue lenders who violate the new law. >> january 1st, plastic bags will no longer be available at stores in alameda county. stores will charge at least 10 cents for paper, plastic or produce -- plastic bags for produce will still be free. >>> 49ers' players and fans will have a happy new year thanks to sunday's win. the 9ers knocked off the cardinals 27-13. the victory made the 9ers winners of the nfc west, two years in a row. the playoff game will be held in san francisco january 12th, 5 in the evening.gzk yesterday's highlights including gore scoring 50 first rushing up down, day -- 51st rushing touchdown, a we get that important buy. >> good stuff. good stuff for the weather too. >> let's check in with mike. >>> it is going to be dry extended period of dry weather, good morning. a few high clouds the last three hours, ot
. >>> if you are a homeowner here in california you will get foreclosure protection from a new law. providing homeowners with a single point of contact if they want loans modified. lenders will be banned from foreclosing while evaluating a request. homeowners can sue lenders who violate the new law. >> january 1st, plastic bags will no longer be available at stores in alameda county. stores will charge at least 10 cents for paper, plastic or produce -- plastic bags for produce...
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and least popular congress on record, just about 220 bills passed by the 112th congress signed into law. the last passed 383 bills, before that, 460 bills. the last time the nbc news wall street journal poll measured, it was barely in double digits at 12% for the approval rating. it's not hard to figure out way. they started by narrowly ajoiding a government shutdown. that was the first fight. it nearly drove the u.s. government into default. and culminated with the fiscal cliff face-off here at the end. congress made two big promises. at least the house republicans did. repealing health care and shrinking spending. you could argue, they're 0 for 2. but they deserve points on the spending front. every spending bill is a real fight. and that is progress as far as conservatives are concerned. still, the first act ended late wednesday when the president directed from hawaii that the fiscal cliff bill be signed by autopen and declared victory in a campaign style video. >> just recently, republicans in congress said they never agreed to raise tax rates on the wealthiest americans. we have no
and least popular congress on record, just about 220 bills passed by the 112th congress signed into law. the last passed 383 bills, before that, 460 bills. the last time the nbc news wall street journal poll measured, it was barely in double digits at 12% for the approval rating. it's not hard to figure out way. they started by narrowly ajoiding a government shutdown. that was the first fight. it nearly drove the u.s. government into default. and culminated with the fiscal cliff face-off here...
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the law is not getting support, either. >> hurts the small businessman. a lot of people come here for the restaurants and the stores on the weekend, a lot of them will not come. >> reporter: and they see it as something that has been in the works for a long time. >> it is them not planning well and thinking ahead and not being able to be decisive when it counted. kicking the can down there. kick the can down the street. >> now we have to pay. >> exactly. >> the law goes into effect from noon until 6:00. if you feed the meter, that that is still illegal. reporting from san francisco, cbs 5. >>> local transit agencies are offering free rides for people celebrating new year's eve tomorrow night. for the fireworks in san francisco, cal help train has free rides at 11:00 p.m. with laterrer is vice only for southbound trains. muni will offer free rides from 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. for part years in san skwraoes and silicone valley, all bus and light rail is free between 7 p.m. and 4:00 a.m. -- san san jose and silicone valley. all bus and light rail is free betw
the law is not getting support, either. >> hurts the small businessman. a lot of people come here for the restaurants and the stores on the weekend, a lot of them will not come. >> reporter: and they see it as something that has been in the works for a long time. >> it is them not planning well and thinking ahead and not being able to be decisive when it counted. kicking the can down there. kick the can down the street. >> now we have to pay. >> exactly. >>...
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that's less than two-thirds of the laws passed in the previous congress. the gridlock will likely continue, but if the 113th can find common ground on a few big pieces of legislation, it could earn a passing grade. so this is a live shot of the house and senate, and while we are looking at what's going on, they're going to start gavelling it in. i do want to allow our panel to weigh in on this worst congress ever whether we think that the 113th could possibly be any worse than the current one. i'm going right to karen. karen is laughing the hard errs, first of all, and second of all -- >> you know, you have to respect john boehner. he doesn't seem to care, right? it's been called the worst congress for months and months and months. he seems impervious to all of the criticism. he just keeps doing his thing. he has no problems saying, yeah, i got ow that sandy vote and then psych, right? he seems like he is fine. my only hope, i will say, is that with more democrats and more women who may have a better session of congress, but with these republican men in ch
that's less than two-thirds of the laws passed in the previous congress. the gridlock will likely continue, but if the 113th can find common ground on a few big pieces of legislation, it could earn a passing grade. so this is a live shot of the house and senate, and while we are looking at what's going on, they're going to start gavelling it in. i do want to allow our panel to weigh in on this worst congress ever whether we think that the 113th could possibly be any worse than the current one....
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this in fact is the law. we can change the law. and senator wyden had something to do with section 704. he did in fact change the law to put additional privacy protections in, and those privacy protections are up for reauthorization in this bill. i'd like to address myself, if i could, to what senator merkley said in his comments. i listened carefully, and what he was saying was opinions of the foreign intelligence surveillance court should in some way, shape or form be made public, just as opinions of the supreme court or any court are made available to the public. and to a great extent i find myself in agreement with that. they should be. why can't they be? because they mix the law and the particular circumstances, are mixed together in the opinion. and so the particular circumstances are possibly classified. they may be names, they may be -- who knows what they are, but certainly the opinion can either be written in a certain way for public release or the attorney general can be required to prepare a summary of what that opinion
this in fact is the law. we can change the law. and senator wyden had something to do with section 704. he did in fact change the law to put additional privacy protections in, and those privacy protections are up for reauthorization in this bill. i'd like to address myself, if i could, to what senator merkley said in his comments. i listened carefully, and what he was saying was opinions of the foreign intelligence surveillance court should in some way, shape or form be made public, just as...
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it was a study of species law. in this study, he found -- he predicted that there would be a 15% to 20% loss in species by the year 2000. we had him revisit that and since he's the one -- he's the father of this field. we had him -- we asked him, where do things stand now and where are they headed? sadly, he said that we're basically on track with what he had predicted. there are more than 40% amphibians species facing extinction now. something like bird species and 25% of mammal pieces. in 100 years there may be no such thing as tigers and lions. this is a very sad story. we addressed it head on in here. think it's a thoughtful piece he's written. we also have a piece by david keith, who is a harvard scientist and he has done a lot of work in geoengineering. geoengineering is this technology for cooling the atmosphere artificially by spraying aersols and things like that up in the upper atmosphere. he talked about three different scenarios that could happen involving geoengineering. we tend to think of it -- we te
it was a study of species law. in this study, he found -- he predicted that there would be a 15% to 20% loss in species by the year 2000. we had him revisit that and since he's the one -- he's the father of this field. we had him -- we asked him, where do things stand now and where are they headed? sadly, he said that we're basically on track with what he had predicted. there are more than 40% amphibians species facing extinction now. something like bird species and 25% of mammal pieces. in 100...
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jeff flake, now in the senate, saying listen, we have to look at this, the current system is not a law and order system, it's a lawless system, frankly, we want to get some revenue into the system? let's talk about the underground economy and get those people paying taxes like everyone else. there's a lot to be done on immigration reform. given the dysfunction in both houses, i don't think we're going to get anything on the gun front. and this is why. unless you have mitch mcconnell and/or john boehner pulling strings, nothing gets done in this arrangement with split government. and neither of those guys are going to be too keen to do anything on the gun front. so maybe get some small compromises around the corner, but i actually think you might have a better shot at immigration reform. >> actually, to put the gop on the defensive. peter, i'm for hunters, i'm for rifles, i'm for hunting, i'm for handguns. isle even for concealed handguns. how's that? but here's what i'm not for. i'm not for these automatic weapons, or semiautomatic weapons. i'm not for these hundred ammo bullet clips.
jeff flake, now in the senate, saying listen, we have to look at this, the current system is not a law and order system, it's a lawless system, frankly, we want to get some revenue into the system? let's talk about the underground economy and get those people paying taxes like everyone else. there's a lot to be done on immigration reform. given the dysfunction in both houses, i don't think we're going to get anything on the gun front. and this is why. unless you have mitch mcconnell and/or john...
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. >> under this law, more than 98% of americans and 97% of small businesses will not see their income taxes go up. millions of families will have continued to receive tax credits to help raise their kids and send them to college. companies will continue to receive tax credits for the research they do, the investments they make and the clean energy jobs that they create. and 2 million americans who are out of work but out there looking, pounding the pavement every day, are going to continue to receive unemployment benefits as long as they're actively looking for a job. i am very open to compromise. i agree with democrats and republicans that the aging population and the rising cost of health care makes medicare the biggest contributor to our deficit. i believe we've got to find ways to reform that program without hurting seniors who count on it to survive. and i believe that there's further unnecessary spending in government that we can eliminate. but we can't simply cut our way to prosperity. i will not have another debate with this congress over whether or not they should pay the bil
. >> under this law, more than 98% of americans and 97% of small businesses will not see their income taxes go up. millions of families will have continued to receive tax credits to help raise their kids and send them to college. companies will continue to receive tax credits for the research they do, the investments they make and the clean energy jobs that they create. and 2 million americans who are out of work but out there looking, pounding the pavement every day, are going to...
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the move may violate federal immigration laws. the mayor says that something has to be done to of the immigrant population in oakland. >> most americans should be able to live here with dignity. it is not they are going to go away. >> we know day laborers people that are more open because people know. we have been targeted. people finding a way for those people not to be afraid. >> not to just report a crime if they witness a crime. >> residents will have to go to a designated loading station in oakland to load money on to their new car. >> 20 days after the deadly shooting in new town connecticut students of sandy hook elementary our return to school today. there will be back in class in a different building in a neighboring town. that building will be renamed sandy hook elementary. martha shade has delayed this. >> you will find decadence snowflakes inside this former middle school that closed two years ago. teachers have worked to attract foreign the building into sandy hook elementary. making sure students will compensate for
the move may violate federal immigration laws. the mayor says that something has to be done to of the immigrant population in oakland. >> most americans should be able to live here with dignity. it is not they are going to go away. >> we know day laborers people that are more open because people know. we have been targeted. people finding a way for those people not to be afraid. >> not to just report a crime if they witness a crime. >> residents will have to go to a...
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this is a little bit more like final passage in that this is before something becomes law and goes to the president's desk. and here again, we see rarely used until the early 1970's and then explosion. and then not for deep personal principle but for paralysis. i have found it quite interesting to hear some of my colleagues say, this was the constitutional design, the senate be a supermajority chamber. that is beyond out of sync with american history or any -- any facts. and they say, well, isn't there a story about george washington talking with thomas jefferson and george washington says, "you know, the senate's meant to be the cooling saucer and, therefore, wasn't the senate always a supermajority body?" and the answer is, well, no. it wasn't a supermajority body. as i've demonstrated by these charts, it was very rare before 1970 to oppose a final majority vote. and when it was done, it was done for principle. and when it was done, people took this floor -- they didn't have to but they took this floor and they explained themselves to their colleagues and the american public. becaus
this is a little bit more like final passage in that this is before something becomes law and goes to the president's desk. and here again, we see rarely used until the early 1970's and then explosion. and then not for deep personal principle but for paralysis. i have found it quite interesting to hear some of my colleagues say, this was the constitutional design, the senate be a supermajority chamber. that is beyond out of sync with american history or any -- any facts. and they say, well,...
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. >> with the prospect of tighter gun laws, in colorado, law enforcement officials say they need more money to conduct the surge in criminal background checks that are required for gun buyers. they are going to ask law makes for half a million dollars to speed up the process which used to take about half an hour and now takes about a week. process is free which has one lawmaker suggesting that those that want gun pay for it themselves. telling the denver post, quote, anyone else whether a teacher or law enforcement officer anyone needing a background check needs to pay for it. meantime, her it's already legal to carry a gun a record number of educators attended a training seminar earlier this week. >> we are teachers, all school employees for their application and permit to carry a firearm. in utah they have the advantage of beings able to carry one in schools. we do not restrict law abiding with a permit of carrying one in a school. >> hawaii, new hampshire and oregon allow them to carry one on campus. arizona and washington state looking into the proposal. it will face stiff resista
. >> with the prospect of tighter gun laws, in colorado, law enforcement officials say they need more money to conduct the surge in criminal background checks that are required for gun buyers. they are going to ask law makes for half a million dollars to speed up the process which used to take about half an hour and now takes about a week. process is free which has one lawmaker suggesting that those that want gun pay for it themselves. telling the denver post, quote, anyone else whether a...
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they passed a few laws, licensing laws, it did not help. what turned britain around was john wesley. methodism. converting the women of england -- [laughter] that is the way it worked. it is an odd thing for me to be saying. >> you talked about the virtues freedom requires. i worked in the field of education. if our major problem children come to school without virtues, it is the public school system the place to nurture that? i believe our society and culture does not nurture those virtues. how do we address that? >> this is a good question. the family is the smallest school. by the time all lots of negligently parentage, often at no-fault to the single mother, these children get to school, and it is too late. the chicago schoolteacher it says should its first graders who do not know numbers, shapes, or colors. they're raised in a culture of silence except for the television. it is america's biggest problem. and on that cheerful note, thank you very much. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyrigh
they passed a few laws, licensing laws, it did not help. what turned britain around was john wesley. methodism. converting the women of england -- [laughter] that is the way it worked. it is an odd thing for me to be saying. >> you talked about the virtues freedom requires. i worked in the field of education. if our major problem children come to school without virtues, it is the public school system the place to nurture that? i believe our society and culture does not nurture those...
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neighbors file would a petition saying that the pot smell violates local law. swimmers taking a swim in the icy late. the temperature is 11 degrees. >> that
neighbors file would a petition saying that the pot smell violates local law. swimmers taking a swim in the icy late. the temperature is 11 degrees. >> that